Sled.



W. L. C. CHAMBERS.

SLBD.

APPLIGATION Hmm $311115, 190e.

930,729. Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

ANDREW. B. GRAHAM CmPigoruTHoaI-IAPMERS. wAsH\NaT0v|,-n. c.

WORTHY L. C. CHAMBERS, O F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1909.

Application -led September 15, 1906. Serial No. 334,715.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVOR'LHY Ii. C. CHAM- nnns, lcitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSleds, .of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of sleds and similar devices and particularly to the form, operation and arrangement of the supporting runners.

rPhe especial object of the improvements which form ,the subject matter of .this application is to provide runners that may be folded cmpactly against the body or seat porti-.on lwhen not in use; ythat may be .readily 4unfolded or extended into .operative position,

and that may be @effectively braced and held in operative position under the ordinary conditions :of use in 4.such devices.

Simplicity, strength, economy and ydurability `of construction are other y objects which are conserved by my invention, as will be readily apparent to `those skilled in v.the-.art

13 and .16 are arranged at the edge of the to which it relates. 4 Y

As the essentialprinciples ofmy invention admit a varied treatment .when ,mechanically applied I have deemed it .advisable to .show

herein, .several of the many waysof applying my invention ,-to produce substantially the saine result, the variationslbeing in details which involve merely more or less mechanica-l skill.

In the ,accompanying drawing whichV forms a part of this application, I have lshown -this invention in various forms, .andl

have also illustrated other elements necessary to produce a complete sled.

In the drawings z-Figure 1 is a lperspective view of a sled constructed .according to one form of lmy invention; Fig. 2 is aperspective view yofa sled witha modified form of connection bet-Ween seat and runners, and showing an auxiliary frame; Figs. 3 and .4 show fragmentary .details of vdifferent forms .of hinge connections for the runners; Fig. 5

shows a steering device and a modified `form of brace; Fig. 6 isa fragmentary detail of a brace :and ruimer.

Referring to fthe details of lthe drawing,

and particularly tothose shown in Fig. 1, `10

represents a sled .runner formed :from a single 4steel rod of vsuitable size andtemper which is .bent 'to form .the forward bow portion `11, which terminates at Iits upper `end 1in a rearward bend 12 which forms a horizontal vthe member 18. .tably mounted in a socket plate 18 which is .rigidly secured tothe under side of the sled member 13 which is adapted to lie close to the under side of the seat board shown by dotted lines. Near its rear end, the member '13 -is bent at right angles to form the member 14 which is in the same horizontal plane with The latter member is rotasea-t board by suitable bolts passing through holes 19, said bolts not being shown. The rear portion of the runner rod is bent to form `the leg 15 which terminates at its upper end ina forwardly extending horizontal member 16, which in turn is bent at right angles to form .the member 17. A socket plate 18 forms a bearing for the member 16 and is `secured to the bottom ofthe seat board by suitable screws or bolts passing through zthe holes 19. The parts 16, 17, and 1S correspond in form and function to the parts 13,

1a .and 18 `above described, and the sled is .equipped with two runners thus form ed and connected.

It will be apparent that i-f the members seat board .(shown in dotted lines Fig. 1) the runners can be turned in their bearings inthe socket `plates 18and folded against the seat fboard. To ymaintain the runners in operative position -I provide suitable braces, as .shown in Figs. 1, 2, and `6, and while I have indicated but one :brace for each runner, several may be employed if desired. As illustrated .in Fig. 1, Veach brace consists of a .rod '21,bent at its endsto form hooks 22. The lower hook is adapted to detachably engagepan eye 20 on the runner 10, and the upper .hook is preferably permanently connected .with the downwardly bent ends of a plate 23 .which is provided with holes 24; to receive attaching screws or bolts by'which `it y.maybe rigidly secured to lthe under side xo-f the `seat board. As in use, the runners will tend toV spread, the braces 21 will also n serve yas tie-rods toprevent same unless some `such retaining means were employed. In

Fign21the1brace is `shown as a single rod 36 `avhich connects lwith both the runners, 1s

bent at athe` ends of its legs 36 to engage the .eyes 20, .and is bent midway its ends to form a .horizontal yportion adapted to be rotatably seated in plate 37 having'holes 38 therein ito receive bolts or screws by which it may be rigidly attached .to `the under side of the .sled body or seat. Y

Thebrace L18 `show-n iii-Fig. 5 consists of a single rod which has a horizontal part seated in the plate 37, is bent at 49 and doubled under the lower side of said plate and bent upwardly at 50 to provide the handle 5l which extends on the outer side of the frame member 26. The lower end of this brace is bent rearwardly and normally lies against or engages the inner side ot' the runwhich may be folded against either the upper side or the lower side of the seat, and the braces and so connected with the runners as to hold thc latter in operative position irrespective of whether the folding is inward or outnfard.

ln Fig. l, the ends let are shown so bent as to permit the runners to be folded outwardly, but the braces 2l when interlocked with the runners will prevent pivotal action ot' the runners in either direction. In Figs. 2 and 3 the ends of the runners are shown so bent as to permit the runners to be folded inwardly only.

Having thus described my invention what i claim as new is i. ln a sled, a seat, a pair of runners pivotally connected with the seat each consistframe, and the extreme end 28 of the runl have shown the end of the runner bent to lie parallel with the cross-member of the frame, as at 28, and to hold it in such position, and to assist the braces in preventing the inward pivotal action of the runner when in use, have provided a sleeve 29 which is loosely mounted on the cross member of the trame and is adapted to be pushed over the end 2S and the adjacent part of the cross member.

ln Fig. 2 have shown an attachment for my sled, which consists of side frames 30, and rear end frame 33, formed or" suitably bent rods, with nett-ing laced between said rods. r he ends of the side frames are bent around the sled frame members, and clips couple the several frames together.

TWhen the braces 2l, 36 or i8 are not in use they may loe folded up against the under side of the sled seat by turning them in their bearings in Athe plates 23 or 3T.

From the construction shown and described, it will be seen that l have provided for interlocking the ends of the runners with a sled seat, or with a sled-seat frame, whereby pivotal action of' the runners in one direction will be prevented when the latter are in operative position; that I have provided braces which are pivotally connected with the under side of the sled seat and have their ends detachably connected with the runners so that the latter will be held in operative position, and that l have provided runners ing oi a member having portions adapted to the longitudinal or side member 2C of the en said seat, whereby the pivotal moven" the runners is Alimited to one dnection, a` brace pivotcd on said seat and detachsaid inwardly but not outwardly. ln Fig. 2 l

ably engaging said runners tive position.

2. ln a sled, a seat, a pair of runners pivotally connected with said seat each consisting oli a rod bent to suitable shape and having its ends bent to engage said seat, whereby the pivotal movement of the runners is limited to one direction, and means for bracing runners against pivotal movement when in operative position.

3. ln a sled, a support, a pair oi runners pivoted on said support each consisting of a when in operat member having portions adapted to engage said support when in operative position and thereby limit the runners to pivotal movenent in one direction, a brace pivotally connected with said support and detachably engaging said runners when in operative position.

et. ln a sled, a seat, runners pivotally connected with the seat and having portions adapted to engage the scat when in operative position,

a brace pivotcd to the under f side of the seat and having its ends detachably engaging the runners when in operative position.

in a sled, a pair oit runners each consisting of a metal rod bent to suitable shape and having its ends bent at an angle, means pivotally supporting said runners, means cngaging the bent ends of the runners whereby their pivotal movement is limited to one direction only, and means for bracing said G. n a sled, a trame, and a seat board or body, a pair of runners pivotally mounted on said trame, cach runner consisting of a rod bent to suitable shape, means interlocking with the ends of said runners for limiting their pivotal movement to one direction only, and braces pivotally connected with the scat board and detachably connected directly with the runners.

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'7. In a' sled, a support, runners pivotally connected with said support 'and having portions interlocking therewith when operative position, braces pivotally connected with the support and having portions interlocking with the runners when in operative position.

8. In a sled, a support, runners pivotally connected with said support, each of said runners consisting of a rod bent to suitable shape and having its ends bent to engage the support and thereby limit the pivotal action of the runner relative to its support.

9. In a sled comprising a Vseat or body, a pair of runners pivotally connected with said seat or body, each of said runners consisting or' a single rod bent to suitable shape and to forni eyes along the upper side of its tread portion, and bracing means detachably connecting said eyes with said seat or body.

10. In a sled comprising a seat, runners pivotally connected with said seat, each runner consisting of a rod having its ends bent to engage the under side of the seat when in operative position, and braces for said runners each of said braces consisting of a rod having one end adapted to detachably en` gage a runner and having the other end connected with the seat.

l1. In a sled, a seat-board, runners pivotally connected with the under side of said board and adapted to be Jfolded inwardly against the under side thereof, said runners having their ends bent to engage the under side of said board when the runners are in operative position, braces pivotally connected with the under side of the seat-board and adapted to be :folded against the under side thereof, said braces and runners having interlocking portions whereby they are held in operative positions.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence or' two witnesses.

IVORTI-IY L. C. CHAMBERS.

Witnesses:

F. BENJAMIN, T. L. VANDEVENTER. 

